Frank D A, Zeisel S H
Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1988 Dec;35(6):1187-206. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36578-6.
Malnutrition is the primary biologic insult in most cases of failure to thrive. A transactional model of infant development provides a framework for understanding the psychosocial context in which such malnutrition occurs. Each child who fails to thrive should receive a multidisciplinary evaluation to address the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of nutritional, medical, psychosocial, and developmental factors contributing to growth failure.
在大多数发育迟缓的病例中，营养不良是主要的生物学损伤。婴儿发育的交互模型为理解这种营养不良发生的社会心理背景提供了一个框架。每个发育迟缓的儿童都应接受多学科评估，以处理导致生长发育不良的营养、医学、社会心理和发育因素的诊断和治疗问题。
